The archaeological team from the South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky has completed its first expedition since the onset of the full-scale invasion in the Odesa region. Unique findings include Roman coins of emperors, military fibulae, and burial sites of ancient cultures, discovered near a strategically important crossing over the Danube.

According to reports from the university's website, excavations took place in the village of Orlivka in the Reni district, led by Doctor of Historical Sciences Ihor Bruyaka and assistant Vladyslav Vodyk. The research was conducted on the outskirts of Kamiana Horya - a unique geological formation where a Roman Empire border fortress functioned during the Roman period.

This elevation controlled the narrowest part of the Danube, where an important crossing has existed since ancient times, marking a strategic point in the region. Archaeological work has confirmed the historical significance of this location as a key point on the frontier of the ancient Roman Empire.

"This elevation controlled the narrowest part of the Danube, where an important crossing has existed since ancient times, marking a strategic point in the region," the university stated.

Among the most significant discoveries, archaeologists found Roman coins from Emperor Antoninus Pius and Constantius II, dating from different periods of the Roman Empire. They also discovered Roman fibulae of the military type, a red-glazed ceramic lamp, and a fragment of a stone mace from the late Bronze Age.

Particularly valuable are two discovered burials, one of which likely belongs to the Cherniakhiv culture—an archaeological culture that existed in Ukraine during the 2nd to 5th centuries AD. These findings allow for a better understanding of the history of settlement and cultural connections in the region during ancient times.